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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… are multiple, and derive from agricultural, pastoral and industrial needs as well as freshwater needs for human … plant pollination, biological pest control, organic waste degradation, and mitigation of climate change effects. … Biosphere Reserves had priority in the implementation of waste prevention and waste management projects. And due to …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… radiological and nuclear emergencies, dam failures, industrial pollution, oil spills, and so on. à conFlicTs And … process, especially if it involves clean-up of toxic waste. The scale and complexity of fisheries operations … providers of agricultural casual labour opportunities were industrial crops, such as cotton and vegetables (e.g. …
Legislating for property rights in fisheries
… of Food and Agriculture 1992 acknowledged that: "Economic waste has reached major proportions; there has been a general … under the project distinguishes between artisanal and industrial fisheries as follows: • artisanal: one person, one … boat up to 35 feet length, with gear operated manually; • industrial: persons and companies, using gear mechanically …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… from livestock. • Expanding agricultural, recreational and industrial footprint in mountain ecosystems. • Habitat … the reach of volunteer organizations is affected by large industrial developments (e.g. large mining projects, oil/sand … modification (dams/agriculture), pollution (domestic / industrial), invasive species, unsustainable aquaculture and …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… These communities may those targeted for control (e.g. industrial polluters, wildlife smugglers, illegal occupiers) … coastal zones are sites of conflicts between artisanal and industrial fisheries, real-estate/ port developers and fisher … Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (Tas); Waste Minimisation Act 2001 (ACT); Environment Protection Act …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… species in the seizure record were sorted into seven large industrial sec- tors that make use of wild sourced inputs: - … metric tons), 2012 Source: FAO Fig. 6 Global production of industrial roundwood by source (millions of cubic metres), … four forty-foot shipping contain- ers declared as rubber waste were seized in Hong Kong, China in December 2014.13 …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… to acquire large tracts of land in Africa for agro- industrial enterprises and forestry and mineral exploitation, … intent of fuelling national commercial, agricultural or industrial growth and contributing to improvements in gross … collectively owned by the people, to combat all forms of waste and squander, and to manage the national economy …